Educational game device



Aug 12, 1941 M. McC. BEARY EDUCATIONAL GAME DEVICE Filed Dec. 9, 1939 3 Sheets-Sheet l A iiomeys Aug. 12, 1941 M. McC. BEARY EDUCATIONAL GAME DEVICE Filed Dec. 9, 1939 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Ma y W CBear v Attorneys Aug. 12, 1941. M. M c. BEARY EDUCATIONAL GAME DEVICE Filed Dec. 9, 1939 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 In uenior Aiiomeys Patented Aug. 12, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE EDUCATIONAL GAME DEVICE 7 Mary McG. Beary, Catasauqua, Pa. Application December 9, 1939, Serial No. 308,466

. 6 Claims.

My invention relates to improvements in educational game devices for teaching in an entertalnirig manner the characteristics of form or shape, color, and color appreciation, and relative sizeor mass of forms, and particularly to an arrangement of this kind which, while especially adaptable to use in training younger students, is also admirably adapted to adult education, the arrangement being attention compelling and interest sustaining in character, so as to afford an efiicient instrument in education combined with entertainment. 1

Important objects and advantages of my invention will be apparent from a reading or the following description in connection with the drawings wherein for purposes of illustration 1 have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention.

In the drawings: 1

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a column of squareblocks of the three primary and three binary colors. 1

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken through Figure 1 approximately on the line 4-4 and looking downwardly in the direction of. the.

Figure 3 is a similar column of cylindrical blocks of the three primary and three binary colors.

Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken through Figure 3 approximately on the line 4-4 but looking downwardly in the direction of the arrow.

Figure 5 is another similar column of oval blocks showing the three primary and three binary colors.

Figure 6 is a horizontal sectional view taken throughFigure 5 approximately on the line 66 and looking downwardly in the direction of the arrow.

Figure '7 is a similar column of rectangular blocks showing the three primary and three binary colors.

Figure 8 is a horizontal sectional view taken through Figure 7 approximately on the line 8-8 and looking downwardly in the direction of the arrow.

Figure 9 is a similar column of triangular blocks showing the three primary and three binary colors.

Figure 10 is a horizontal sectional view taken through Figure 9 approximately on the line Ill-l0 and looking downwardly in the direction of the arrow. 1

Figure 11 is a similar column of diamondshaped blocks showing the three primary and the three binary colors. i Figure 12 is ahorizontal sectional view taken through Figure 11 approximately on the line 1 l2l2 and looking downwardly in the direction 1 0 Figure 14 is a column formed of all different shaped blocks but of the same color.

Figure 15 is a column made, up of all different shaped blocks and all of different colors.

Figure 16 is a plan viewof ,a box containing six nested series of sixnested similar blocks constituting the complete apparatus.

Figure 17 is a horizontal sectional view taken through Figure. 16 approximately on the line Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral 5 generallydesignates a box of a suitable shape to contain the complete apparatus consisting of six sets of six blocks each comprising the round set. A, the square set B, the oval set C, the rectangular set D, the triangular set E and the diamond-shaped set F. To each set there are six graduated. sizes of-blocks and each set is differently painted with the three primary colors, red, blue and yellow, and with the three binary colors, orange, green and violet. Thus the smallest circular block A1 is painted or otherwise colored red, the next larger circular block A2 is colored green, the next downwardly succeeding circular block A2 is colored yellow, the next larger and downwardly succeeding circular block A4 is colored violet, the next circular block A5 is colored blue, and the next and last and largest circular block A6 is colored orange.

While all of the blocks have the same height and are composed of walls of symmetrical thickness with the bottom open, the plan shape of the blocks are obviously diiferentas required by their forms.

Problems in color and form appreciation may be studied by building up each set from the largest to the smallest block, by choosing the smallest blocks of the sets, by choosing the largest blocks of the sets, by choosing the second largest blocks of the sets, by choosing the third largest blocks of the sets, by choosing the fourth largest blocks of the sets, by choosing the fifth largest blocks of the sets.

Another action to be undertaken bythe students may be to form a square with the sets,

Figure 13 illustrates an example of'a completed 5 act on the part of a student in choosing and arranging in a column blocks of all the same shape but of all dilierent colors. Figure 14 illustrates the result of a similar action in correctly choosing blocks of all the same color but of different shapes, while Figure 15 illustrates the result of a proper building up of blocks .of all different shapes having all difierent'colors.

It willbe obvious that the expression of the invention in six sets of blocks eachv comprising six differently colored blocks of graduated sizes, produces a mathematically calculable cooperation between the blocks and the possibilities of their arrangement in symmetrical geometric arrangements and in various color symmetries and contrasts, covering the field of common geometrical shapes and common color schemes, thereby strongly impressing the factors of color, form, and relative arrangement on the senses and memories of the students and others. 7

Although I have shown and described herein a preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be definitely understood that I do not desire to limit the application of my invention thereto, and

' any change or changes may be made in the struc ture and arrangement of the parts, consistent with the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is: J

1; An educational apparatus comprising a set of blocks divided equally into'a plurality of suits, each suit comprising a plurality of similarly shaped blocks of progressively increasing size, each block having at least one open side whereby to form a square using the same colored blocks all of the blocks of that suit may be snugly nested to form when nested a substantially solid block,

said nest of blocks and the individual block in any suit being of a respective distinctive geometrical form, the blocks of each suit being of different geometrical form from the blocks in any other suit.

2. An educational apparatus according to claim 1, in which the blocks of each suit are respectively differently colored to disclose difierent primary colors and complementary binary colors in respectively different arrangements in each suit.

3. An educational apparatus according to claim -1,-in which the blocks of each suit are respectively differently colored to disclose respectively difierent primary colors and complementary binary colors, said primary and binary colors in one suit being alternately arranged as the size of the blocks increases.

4. An educational apparatus according to claim 1, in which the blocks of each suit are respectively differently colored to disclose differehtprimary colors and complementary binary colors, said primary and binary colors in one suit being alternately arranged as the size of the blocks increases, and in which a block of each suit is diiierent in color from a block of the same order in size in any other suit.

5. An educational apparatus according to claim 1, in 'which a smaller block of any oneisuit is .of

" a size that it cannot be inserted in the open side each suit comprising six blocks of progressively 5* 4 comprising three primary colors and three binary ing a cross section corresponding to the following of the next larger block of any other suit thereby to facilitate stacking of the blocks.

6. An educational apparatus comprising a set.

of thirty-six blocks divided equally into six suits,

well known geometrical forms, namely, square, circular, elliptical, oblong, triangular, and diamond shape, respectively, and the blocks of each suit being respectively difierently colored. and

colors. MARY MoC. BEARY. 

